Quote: king of the shed "Having thought about the Swain substitution, I think it was in fact a smart move by McRae, why I hear you cry? Well, if he doesn't fancy Turner to be a loose forward or doesn't feel he’ll make his 17 most weeks then he needs to find a back up to Swain and what better opportunity to try someone out than when you're 20-nil up at home? It may have shown McRae that it's an issue that'll need reassessing and maybe he may need to bring Turner in. I doubt at any other time Swain would be brought off, he looks like an 80 minute man to me and I doubt greatly he'll get brought off too much this season.
Just a thought.'"
You may well be right. I know that some players are better defensively than others and in an ideal world substitutions wouldn't upset the balance too much, just seemed obvious that the defence really struggled as a result of so many subs being made in such a quick space of time. I'm not saying slow down the rotation of subs or anything, just think they need spacing out with a little bit more thought so there isn't too much disruption to the team (injuries permitting etc...)
Also thought Swain had a good game on Saturday and looks to have a good engine. Feel a little bit for Turner given how solid he was last season but it's nice that McRae has these kind of selection headaches.
Love him or hate him, 163 consecutive appearances should make Stuart Littler a Salford legend in anyone's book 
